Match-box.



PATENTED AUG. 4, 1908.

G. P. KOLB.

MATCH BOX.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 10, m7.

UNITED ST HUSTAVII 1". KUL H, 01* MOUNT VICR'NUX, NEW

AT ES YORK ASSIHNUH TO THE MAIISHH MANUFAC- MATCILBOX.

Application filed May 18,

To It whom it'nw-y concr -rn-s Be it knownthnt i, (.h'siun'rr 1*. how,:1 c-itizvnoi' thol nitod Stntvs, i'vsidingzil Mount 'Vornon, \Nosti'instm- (-onnty, Htntv of Now;

"ork have invontvd nowand usoi'ni lni wowmonts in hiiltoh-Boxos, ofwhiv-h iiH' oilmr 3 ing is u spnciiimtt ion.

struction of thvbox is surh that tiw nmtrhvs are thoroughly rom-10d fromdust, &('.,

' and that imvidontnl ignition is wvvvntvd.

is such, that the uurvod oxtvnsion lfiot tho in tho nm'om n-inyingdrawing: Fig-unis it top viv'w of my .nnprox 'mi match boxshowing itciosud; Fig 2 an 0nd viow t-horvoi';j Fig.3 :1 SOfftlUIl on in'n- 3--'3, Fig. I lug. 4 :I'f

pet's motive vibwfoi' thu box showing it upon, and igl 5 a (id't-zliisvvtion tln'i'ingh tiH' bingo The box is providvd with :1 [hit bottom H)which is turned upwards at the back as at! l, the curvature being snbsl:mtinily quudrmitai in cross section. The box is further 'n'o- Videdwith, oi'ront'l 2 and with tapvring sides 13 that cxttigd with theirrear end above the upper (-edgn' of cnrvvgl bi ch I I. ||n lat cover .14 is curved downwards at thov back its at 15, and isprovidvd at 0 5}: sde d'h a. (11 v (tnhir'hig 16, sin-h lugs think-331g iiH (enrvndoxtvnsion l5 flflii projmting beyond the iowelr edge thereof) 'Jhoixovwiis nonnn'otbd to the box by pivots 17 thiet [niss through lugs 16 andsides 13. 'ihe-corri-hition oi the parts cover is v-oncontric to thocnrvod back 1-]' of Specification of Letters Patent.

lhis invention rolatvs to a |]H1t('il box more Patented Aug. 4, 1908.

1907. Serial No. 374,513

! tho box, and that it owl-hips the sin-no, \ViiliiHi' the box is opvnor closed. this way dust is ofl'octivoiy excluded nnd any sharp edges,which might cause oocidvnta] ignition of tho nnltvhi-s, an avoided.

To sixn )Iii'y thv '.()1ist|'uvtioii andohtain a 5 nvnt. finish, it isprvfvrri-d to make the pivots 17 tubular, (Fig.5), and to upsvt theirinner ;-:nid ontm' nds ng-ninsl' sidos 13 and lugs Hi rvs )uotivviv A.pockvt match box comprising-a body 1' having itssidvs at onv 0nd'roundvd vand tho imIjm-vnt portion of thv bottom curved to uniform toand vngug'ing said roundvd ends. a cover having onv 0nd r-urvudconcentric to and movnbiv UVll' thv rounded ortion of tho bottom, (:HSvonnvctmi to said cover at its l urvvd 0nd and Iii-firing ovor thoroundod 1 nnds of said body sidi-s, tho rounded portion 1 of thvv vovorhn-ving slidnbio engagement with tho ronndvd portion of the bottom andadapted to limit tho outward swing of the cover, and 'irnlopondvntpivots extending nrvvd portions of the body and cover and Z terminatingat tho irnn-r sido faoos 0f the sides ot'thv body, whereby thointoirioi" of thohox is from of openings and projections. I Signed b nmat Mor t .ygi rnon N;. Y. this ifith day .01 Mny, 1907i, 1

